About me

A talented, colourist, online editor, workflow and project manager with 12 years professional experience at Leeds University , ITV Studios and The Other Planet. Flexible, focused and hard working, an excellent communicator with a passion for film and TV.

Currently

Managing Director

The Other Planet

Jun 2009

Working on a number of high profile film, drama and commercials. I have completed all aspects of broadcast onlining,
grading, special effects, opening title design, compositing, matte painting, chroma keying, removals and fixes etc.
Along with complete post production workflow and project management. All involving liasing and working closely
with executive producers, producers, directors, offline editors and dubbing mixers.

2009

Quantel Artist

Working on a number of high profile drama, documentary, kids and entertainment programmes, I have completed all aspects of broadcast onlining, grading, special effects, opening title design, compositing, matte painting, chroma keying, removals and fixes. All involving liasing and working closely with producers, directors, offline editors and dubbing mixers. Alongside this between 2006 – 2008 I Beta tested Quantel software. I have also project-managed
productions through the post process and have been involved in reviewing and restructuring Emmerdale post production.

2005

Editor

University of Leeds

Dec 2000 - Oct 2005

Working on a number of educational documentaries and promos I completed all aspects of editing from grading to special effects, opening title design, compositing, chroma keying, and dubbing . During this time I gained extensive experience of teaching students about post production and specifically the finer points of how to edit. Furthermore, I was heavily involved in the national/international university based distance learning initiative.